The Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked authorities to conclude eviction proceedings against alleged encroachers around the ancient Vishnu Barah Mandir at Majhauli, Jabalpur, preferably within three months.
About eight years: that is how long a contractor waited before asking a writ court to help him recover time-barred dues, and a Division Bench of the Patna High Court has held that the wait was far too long. Patna: The Patna High Court has dismissed a Letters Patent Appeal by a Rohtas contractor seeking […]
The Supreme Court’s 2017 direction is a shield, not a ladder: the Patna High Court has held that redesignated Demonstrators in Bihar’s colleges keep the designation, status, rank and pay that were protected, but cannot be treated on par with teachers. Patna: The Patna High Court has dismissed a writ petition by a large group […]
Offering a bank draft under a One Time Settlement scheme does not buy back a unit that has already been sold, the Patna High Court has held, giving a defaulting borrower no enforceable right to restoration of his auctioned factory. Patna: The Patna High Court has dismissed a writ petition by the proprietor of a […]
Times New Roman 14, double line spacing, and bold and italic type only for limited purposes: from November 12, 2026, that is the format every English pleading filed in the Allahabad High Court must follow. Prayagraj: Uniform formatting directions for all petitions, affidavits, counter affidavits, rejoinders, replies, applications and other pleadings, applying equally to physical […]
A church, several temples, a hotel and shops stand on what the revenue records call road land. Within twelve weeks, and after following the statutory procedure, the Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu authorities to clear every encroachment identified on the Hosur government road land. Chennai: Encroachments identified by the Hosur Tahsildar on government […]
